Amnesty office probes fraudulent contractors

The office of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has launched an investigation into fraudulent activities of some contractors and vendors engaged by the scheme to train and empower ex-agitators.

The interim administrator of the PAP, Colonel Milland Dixon Dikio, who confirmed the development in a statement at the weekend, said that already, preliminary investigations had uncovered acts of fraud perpetrated by some of the contractors.

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He said the office expanded its investigation to determine the extent of the scam and the involvement or connivance of internal elements in the fraud.

Dikio said the ongoing probe would not stop the payment of contractors whose documents had been verified immediately expected funds were released to the office.

The amnesty boss explained that before the end of last year, the office sequentially paid 104 contractors owed by the scheme, adding that payments would continue based on the availability of funds till every genuine contractor received their money.

“The Presidential Amnesty Programme has uncovered unsavory acts of fraud perpetrated by some vendors/contractors. The office is currently investigating these activities to determine how widespread and the extent of involvement or connivance with internal elements,” he said.